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Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. Is the guy in…
Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. For some reason, my…
Good point, Dianne. Although to my eyes panel 2 isn't necessarily rich - he could easily be working class. I…
there’s no reason to suppose the people in this cartoon are conservative, for instance FWIW, my impressions and/or implicit biases…
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Category Archives: Fat, fat and more fat
WAL-MART: No Fat Chicks
Giving us all yet another reason to fight for universal health care in the United States, a recent memo from Wal-Mart indicates that the business strategy to deal with rising health care costs is moving rapidly towards discriminating against sick … Continue reading
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Seven Posts About Abortion, Prenatal Testing and Down Syndrome
Post 1: Trite criticisms of a Washington Post essay. Alas reader “Lee” sent me a link to this Washington Post piece by Patricia Bauer. Here’s a few choice bits, but you may want to read the whole thing. Whenever I … Continue reading
Katrina refugees need plus-sized clothing
A Katrina refugee shelter in Alabama needs plus-sized clothing to be donated. I just spoke to a worker (their number is 251 626-2646), and she says that although they can use all kinds of plus-sized clothing, they currently have particularly … Continue reading
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Cartoon: Reality TV
This is from the July/August issue of Dollars & Sense (although the version in the magazine is in black and white – oh, well). This is the second time I’ve drawn these characters; the first time was in March.. UPDATE: … Continue reading
Missing Links From Here and There
John McGowan, guest-posting at Michael Berube’s blog, is critiquing Martha Nussbaum’s critique of Judith Butler (part one and part two). I think readers who want to know a bit of what Judith Butler’s work is about, but have found Butler’s … Continue reading
'You're Fat And Won't Get Laid!' – Acceptible Medical Commentary?
A situation regarding the gratuitous ‘obesity’ commentary made by a doctor in New Hampshire has been causing quite a stir in both the media and in the blogosphere this week. Continue reading
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On that Dove Ad Campaign and Unruly Fat
Mind the Gap is one of my favorite new feminist blogs (new to me, at least!). Check out Winter Woods’ post on the Dove Beauty Campaign: But at the risk of sounding like a humourless, spoil sport, never satisfied feminist … Continue reading
Big Fat Blog interviews Amp
Big Fat Blog – one of my favorite blogs, by the way – has an occasional feature called Three Quick Questions, which is billed as “the world’s shortest interview.” (I’m tempted to start a feature called “One Yes or No … Continue reading
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Why Don't Studies Find Discrimination Against Fat Men?
Samhita on Feministing recently wrote about a study which found that fat women, but not fat men, are discriminated against: The researcher found that body mass does not effect men in work or in marriage and divorce. Of course not, … Continue reading
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We won't know if we can fight obesity until we try?
There’s a lot to disagree with in Paul Krugman’s recent anti-fat column, but I was particularly annoyed by his opening: The obvious model for those hoping to reverse the fattening of America is the campaign against smoking. Before the surgeon … Continue reading
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I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…